People might think I'm crazy. They might think that I'm being too strict.
But I have a really good reason not to.
I'm afraid.
I'm very much afraid that one cheat meal might break the healthy cycle of clean eating that I've become accustomed to. Do I miss chips, poutine and my love affair with chocolate? Absolutely.
But I never really feel deprived. I choose clean foods that I love to eat.
HOWEVER - My husband got the best of me when he sabotaged my clean eating with a trip to Dairy Queen.
I guess that's sort of payback for the number of times I've picked up his favourite bag of chips over the last little while. After teaching Zumba Sunday morning, we were heading into Kanata to go to Costco and I was starving. Since we weren't stopping at home, it looked like a snack on the road was going to be necessary.
"Well, I'm stopping at Dairy Queen to get a cherry sundae," Mark said smiling, "you can get something too!"
Ugh...I knew I should have packed food for the day.
Scanning the menu, it looked like the only things that wouldn't pack on the calories were drinks that wouldn't come anywhere close to filling me up, so I decided to make it a confirmed cheat meal. I opted for my favourite treat - the Reese Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard. And I thanked God that they have come out with their mini size. Looking it up on the internet, I discovered that this little piece of heaven contains 370 calories, 14 grams of fat and 42 grams of sugar. Eek.
As I had stood scanning the menu at Dairy Queen, I asked Mark (somewhat jokingly) if he had planned to sabotage my day intentionally. He didn't answer.
When I looked over at him, the smug look on his face told me everything. Hmm.
So...this is what a "typical" day of eating looks like for me:
5:30 am - 1 bottle of water (while working out)
6am - 1 protein shake (1 scoop of protein 30g mixed with 1 cup milk)
7:30 - 1 cup of granola with fruit on top (blueberries today) and peppermint tea (I LOVE THIS!!!)
9:30am - 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt with strawberries
11am - 18 multi-grain rice crackers
12:30pm - 1 1/2 cup spinach salad with mango, plums and pumpkin seeds
2:30pm - carrot sticks and celery sticks, 20 almonds
4:00pm - can of tuna mixed with a tbsp low fat mayo, with shredded carrots and shredded cheese
9:00pm - chicken (cooked in the slow cooker all day), sweet potato and salad (mixed greens with various veggies)...dessert? Either a banana or a small yogurt
I also drink another two bottles of water during the day and sometimes have another peppermint tea during the afternoon. I have one coffee (black) as soon as I get to the gym every day.
So...am I feeling deprived? Hardly! I eat all day long! I'm never hungry! And how can I possibly feel deprived when I'm eating strawberries, blueberries, yummy chicken and sweet potatoes, almonds, tuna, salad...all good stuff. And the chocolate protein shake every morning following my workout is so delish!!!!
I am trying to change my body...I want results, not setbacks. The closer I follow my plan, the sooner I'll reach my goals. That's the best motivation ever!
My workout this morning:
Couch to 5K Week Two Plan (again)
5 minute brisk warm-up walk
Alternate 90 seconds of jogging and 2 min walking until you reach 25 minutes.
This was super easy with my new shoes!!!! Loved it!!!!
Then I did the following ab workout:
50 Regular Crunches
50 Side Crunches (Each Side)
15 Crunches on a Stability Ball (Plank position with feet on ball, tighten abs and roll ball towards you)
15 Crunches on a Stability Ball (knees on floor, hands clasped and roll ball away from you, keeping forearms on ball at all times)
and then I gave up for this morning...I hit snooze twice and didn't have quite enough time to finish what I'd planned. But I met with Cam at 8am to do kata for an hour this morning so we'll say that that makes up for it. :)
Also, I needed to sit down with my tea for a few minutes to plot my revenge on Mark...
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